Watch: Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto
2017-2018 (schedule in progress)
2016-2017
Friday, August 19th, 2016: Colorado Public Radio: Retirement special for Charley Samson, CPR Host of Colorado Spotlight
Performance with Brook Ferguson, Principal Flute, CSO
Live airings on August 26 and 27
Thursday, September 15th, 2016: Playground Ensemble: Pierre Boulez, in Memoriam
Metropolitan State University
Flute Sonatine / Derive #1
King Center (Auraria Campus) Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Tickets
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016: Playground Ensemble: Pierre Boulez, in Memoriam
Regis University, 7:30, Claver Recital Hall
Flute Sonatine / Derive #1
Tickets
Monday, October 17th, 2016: Recital with Brook Ferguson, CSO principal flute, and members of Bel Canto Academy
Program including Bach and Poulenc sonatas
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2015 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO 80205
7:30pm -- ticket info TBA
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016: Faculty Recital, Community College of Denver
King Center (Auraria Campus) Rectial Hall
Free, no tickets required: 11:00am
Friday, October 28th, 2016: Colorado Symphony presents: Raiders of the Lost Arc
7:30pm, Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
Tickets
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016: Piano trios at The Preservery
7:30pm, no tickets required
The Preservery: 3040 Blake St #101, Denver, CO 80205
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016: Second Tuesdays at Trinity concert series
Piano trios by Schubert, Haydn, and Colorado Springs composer Ofer Ben-Amots, featuring members of the Colorado Symphony
7:30pm, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 7755 Vance Dr., Arvada, CO
Tickets
Saturday, November 12th, 2016: Englewood Arts Series
with Silver Ainomäe (Minnesota Orchestra Associate Principal Cello) and Brook Ferguson (CSO Principal Flute)
Crumb: Vox Balaenae. Poulenc: Flute Sonata. Satie: selected solo piano works.
Hampden Hall, Englewood, 2:00pm
Tickets
November 18th, 19th, 20th, 2016: Colorado Symphony Masterworks: Shostakovich performed by Silver Ainomäe
Friday 7:30, Saturday 7:30, Sunday 1:00
Tickets
December 16, 17, 18, 2016: Colorado Symphony: Handel's Messiah
Boettcher Concert Hall: Friday 7:30, Saturday 7:30, Sunday 4:00
Tickets
January 21st, 2017: "Flow For Aleppo"
6:00pm @ Althea Center for Engaged Spirituality (1400 Williams street, Denver)
"Flow for Aleppo is a fundraising event bringing together Denver artists, poets, musicians, dancers, and foodies for one night only to raise funds for Hand in Hand for Syria"
6:00 performances and 7:30 reception and silent auction
Tickets
January 6, 7, 8, 2017: Movie at the Symphony: Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone, in concert
Boettcher Concert Hall
Friday 7:30, Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:30
Tickets
Wednesday, January 18th, 2017: Newman Center Presents: Playground Ensemble with Roomful of Teeth
Co-commision and premiere by Caroline Shaw
Newman Center for the Performing Arts (University of Denver's Lamont School of Music) Gates Concert Hall
7:30pm
Tickets
February 3rd & 4th, 2017: Colorado Symphony Masterworks
Shostakovich 7th Symphony
7:30pm
Tickets
February 17th & 18th, 2017: Colorado Symphony Masterworks
Stravinsky's Petrushka
7:30pm
Tickets
February 26th, 2017: DU guest recital: works of Tanaka and Malloy
Monologue #1, by Noriyasu Tanaka
Hamilton Hall; Newman Center for the Performing Arts , Denver, CO
7:30pm
March 24th & 25th, 2017: Colorado Symphony: Tribute to Comic Con
7:30pm
Tickets
March 30th, 2017: CCD Faculty Recital
King Center (Auraria Campus) recital hall
11:00am, free admission
April 21st & 22nd, 2017: Colorado Symphony: Masterworks
Brahms, Strauss, Gruber
7:30pm
Tickets
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017: Playground presents: CoCoCo XI
11th annual Colorado Composers Concert
King Center (Auraria Campus) Concert Hall
7:30pm
Sunday, April 30th, 2017: Voice recital with Michael Hoffman, tenor
Repertoire: Schumann, Debussy, Copland, Handel
4:00pm, Wash Park Community Church (400 South Williams Street, Denver, 80209)
Tickets: $35 including dinner. More info: http://www.thealliedarts.org
June 30th & July 1st, 2017: Colorado Symphony: The Legend of Zelda
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
www.coloradosymphony.org
July 16th, 2017: Solo recital
Repertoire including the Brahms 3rd Piano Sonata in F minor, op. 5
Porter Memorial Hall, Farmington, CT: 3:00pm
$20 donation recommended
July 16-30, 2017: Performances at the International Keyboard Institute, Festival and Competition, New York City
Hunter College, Manhattan
IKIF.org
August 18th, 2017: Piano trio concert with members of Colorado Symphony
Four Seasons downtown Denver, Presidential Suite
More info TBA
Repertoire to include Schubert, Haydn, and Ben-Amots
Friday, September 8th, 2017: Chamber Music recital with Chris Jusell, violin
Repertoire to include: Janacek violin sonata, Ravel posthumous violin sonata, and Beethoven's "Kreutzer" sonata
Schmitt Music, Englewood, CO
Tickets: free admission, RSVP recommended: 303-777-1900
Monday, October 9th, 2017: Playground Ensemble presents Pulitzer Prize Winning pieces
Repertoire to include: Tempest Fantasy (Moravec) and solo piano etudes by Augusta Read Thomas and Don Byron
2:00pm, King Center Concert Hall, King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
Free admission
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017: Playground Ensemble presents Pulitzer Prize Winning pieces
Repertoire to include: Tempest Fantasy (Moravec) and solo piano etudes by Augusta Read Thomas and Don Byron
2:00pm, King Center Concert Hall, King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
Ticket info: PlaygroundEnsemble.org
Tuesday, October 24th, 2017: Community College of Denver Faculty Recital
Recital Hall, King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
11:00 free admission and parking validation for the 7th street garage
Saturday, December 16th, 2017: Englewood Arts Presents: Sawicki-Ainomae duo on Beethoven's Birthday
With Silver Ainomae, cello
Repertoire to include Beethoven's sonatas and variations for cello and piano
Performance with Brook Ferguson, Principal Flute, CSO
Live airings on August 26 and 27
Thursday, September 15th, 2016: Playground Ensemble: Pierre Boulez, in Memoriam
Metropolitan State University
Flute Sonatine / Derive #1
King Center (Auraria Campus) Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Tickets
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016: Playground Ensemble: Pierre Boulez, in Memoriam
Regis University, 7:30, Claver Recital Hall
Flute Sonatine / Derive #1
Tickets
Monday, October 17th, 2016: Recital with Brook Ferguson, CSO principal flute, and members of Bel Canto Academy
Program including Bach and Poulenc sonatas
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2015 Glenarm Pl, Denver, CO 80205
7:30pm -- ticket info TBA
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016: Faculty Recital, Community College of Denver
King Center (Auraria Campus) Rectial Hall
Free, no tickets required: 11:00am
Friday, October 28th, 2016: Colorado Symphony presents: Raiders of the Lost Arc
7:30pm, Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
Tickets
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016: Piano trios at The Preservery
7:30pm, no tickets required
The Preservery: 3040 Blake St #101, Denver, CO 80205
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016: Second Tuesdays at Trinity concert series
Piano trios by Schubert, Haydn, and Colorado Springs composer Ofer Ben-Amots, featuring members of the Colorado Symphony
7:30pm, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 7755 Vance Dr., Arvada, CO
Tickets
Saturday, November 12th, 2016: Englewood Arts Series
with Silver Ainomäe (Minnesota Orchestra Associate Principal Cello) and Brook Ferguson (CSO Principal Flute)
Crumb: Vox Balaenae. Poulenc: Flute Sonata. Satie: selected solo piano works.
Hampden Hall, Englewood, 2:00pm
Tickets
November 18th, 19th, 20th, 2016: Colorado Symphony Masterworks: Shostakovich performed by Silver Ainomäe
Friday 7:30, Saturday 7:30, Sunday 1:00
Tickets
December 16, 17, 18, 2016: Colorado Symphony: Handel's Messiah
Boettcher Concert Hall: Friday 7:30, Saturday 7:30, Sunday 4:00
Tickets
January 21st, 2017: "Flow For Aleppo"
6:00pm @ Althea Center for Engaged Spirituality (1400 Williams street, Denver)
"Flow for Aleppo is a fundraising event bringing together Denver artists, poets, musicians, dancers, and foodies for one night only to raise funds for Hand in Hand for Syria"
6:00 performances and 7:30 reception and silent auction
Tickets
January 6, 7, 8, 2017: Movie at the Symphony: Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone, in concert
Boettcher Concert Hall
Friday 7:30, Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:30
Tickets
Wednesday, January 18th, 2017: Newman Center Presents: Playground Ensemble with Roomful of Teeth
Co-commision and premiere by Caroline Shaw
Newman Center for the Performing Arts (University of Denver's Lamont School of Music) Gates Concert Hall
7:30pm
Tickets
February 3rd & 4th, 2017: Colorado Symphony Masterworks
Shostakovich 7th Symphony
7:30pm
Tickets
February 17th & 18th, 2017: Colorado Symphony Masterworks
Stravinsky's Petrushka
7:30pm
Tickets
February 26th, 2017: DU guest recital: works of Tanaka and Malloy
Monologue #1, by Noriyasu Tanaka
Hamilton Hall; Newman Center for the Performing Arts , Denver, CO
7:30pm
March 24th & 25th, 2017: Colorado Symphony: Tribute to Comic Con
7:30pm
Tickets
March 30th, 2017: CCD Faculty Recital
King Center (Auraria Campus) recital hall
11:00am, free admission
April 21st & 22nd, 2017: Colorado Symphony: Masterworks
Brahms, Strauss, Gruber
7:30pm
Tickets
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017: Playground presents: CoCoCo XI
11th annual Colorado Composers Concert
King Center (Auraria Campus) Concert Hall
7:30pm
Sunday, April 30th, 2017: Voice recital with Michael Hoffman, tenor
Repertoire: Schumann, Debussy, Copland, Handel
4:00pm, Wash Park Community Church (400 South Williams Street, Denver, 80209)
Tickets: $35 including dinner. More info: http://www.thealliedarts.org
June 30th & July 1st, 2017: Colorado Symphony: The Legend of Zelda
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
www.coloradosymphony.org
July 16th, 2017: Solo recital
Repertoire including the Brahms 3rd Piano Sonata in F minor, op. 5
Porter Memorial Hall, Farmington, CT: 3:00pm
$20 donation recommended
July 16-30, 2017: Performances at the International Keyboard Institute, Festival and Competition, New York City
Hunter College, Manhattan
IKIF.org
August 18th, 2017: Piano trio concert with members of Colorado Symphony
Four Seasons downtown Denver, Presidential Suite
More info TBA
Repertoire to include Schubert, Haydn, and Ben-Amots
Friday, September 8th, 2017: Chamber Music recital with Chris Jusell, violin
Repertoire to include: Janacek violin sonata, Ravel posthumous violin sonata, and Beethoven's "Kreutzer" sonata
Schmitt Music, Englewood, CO
Tickets: free admission, RSVP recommended: 303-777-1900
Monday, October 9th, 2017: Playground Ensemble presents Pulitzer Prize Winning pieces
Repertoire to include: Tempest Fantasy (Moravec) and solo piano etudes by Augusta Read Thomas and Don Byron
2:00pm, King Center Concert Hall, King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
Free admission
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017: Playground Ensemble presents Pulitzer Prize Winning pieces
Repertoire to include: Tempest Fantasy (Moravec) and solo piano etudes by Augusta Read Thomas and Don Byron
2:00pm, King Center Concert Hall, King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
Ticket info: PlaygroundEnsemble.org
Tuesday, October 24th, 2017: Community College of Denver Faculty Recital
Recital Hall, King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
11:00 free admission and parking validation for the 7th street garage
Saturday, December 16th, 2017: Englewood Arts Presents: Sawicki-Ainomae duo on Beethoven's Birthday
With Silver Ainomae, cello
Repertoire to include Beethoven's sonatas and variations for cello and piano
2015-16
August 29th, 2015: Solo recital at Porter Memorial Hall.
75 Main street, Farmington, CT 06032
Free admission. 4:00pm
September 18-19th (7:30pm) & 20th (1:00pm): Colorado Symphony Opening weekend
Shostakovich 5th Symphony. Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
Tickets: coloradosymphony.org
September 26th, 2015: Playground Ensemble house concert/fundraiser
World Premiere: piano work by Conrad Kehn
RSVP required. Denver, CO
October 9th, 2015: Colorado Symphony "Inside the Score: Symphony 101"
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
Tickets: coloradosymphony.org
October 23rd, 2015: Playground Ensemble @ Youth On Record
Repertoire to include Andriessen's "Worker's Union"
More info: PlaygroundEnsemble.org
October 26th, 2015: Playground Ensemble @ Metro State University
King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
More info (to come) at: PlaygroundEnsemble.org
October 27th, 2015: Playground Ensemble @ Community College of Denver Faculty Recital
King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
King Center Recital Hall, 7:00
More info to come: https://www.ccd.edu/org/center-performing-arts-behavioral-social-sciences/
October 28th-November 1st: Playground Ensemble tour
Laramie, Wyoming; Rapid City, South Dakota.
November 6th-8th: Colorado Symphony Masterworks
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
Friday 7:30, Saturday 7:30, Sunday 1:00
coloradosymphony.org
November 20-21st: Colorado Symphony: Masterworks: Berlioz Symphony Fantastique
7:30pm, Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
Tickets: coloradosymphony.org
December 6th, 2015: Playground Ensemble at Metro State University
Reading of Metro State composers' new works
7:30pm, King Center for the Performing Arts (recital hall)
December 19th, 2015: Englewood Arts Presents: "Northern Lights"
Grieg 3rd violin Sonata with Ben Odhner / Sibelius "5 pieces" with Yi Zhao
December 18th & 20th, 2015: Colorado Symphony Holiday Brass @ Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Friday 7:30pm, Sunday 5:00pm.
Tickets: coloradosymphony.org
January 10th, 2016: Colorado Symphony w/New York City Ballet: All Gershwin
1:00pm, Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
Tickets: coloradosymphony.org
January 30th, 2016: Playground Ensemble: Abundant Silence Publishing's New Works Competition Concert
3:00pm, Wash Park Center for the Arts, Denver, CO
February 10th, 2016: Playground Ensemble @ Regis University
7:30pm, Regis University Concert Hall
More info to come: PlaygroundEnsemble.org
March 5th, 2016: Rhapsody in Blue with the Lakewood Symphony
7:30pm, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1370 Grant Street, Denver, CO
More info: LakewoodSymphony.org
March 18-19 (7:30pm) & 20th (1:00pm): Colorado Symphony: Shakespeare Festival
Boettcher Concer Hall, Denver, CO
Tickets: coloradosymphony.org
March 31st, 2016: Community College of Denver faculty recital
7:30pm, King Center for the Performing Arts (recital hall)
More info TBA
April 15-17, 2016: Colorado Symphony Orchestra:
"Fancy Free" by Leonard Bernstein
Friday & Saturday 7:30, Sunday 1:00
April 23rd, 2016: 10th Annual CoCoCo (Colorado Composer's Concert) w/Playground Ensemble
7:30pm, King Center for the Performing Arts (concert hall)
More info to come: PlaygroundEnsemble.org
April 30th, 2016: Rhapsody in Blue with the Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra
8:00pm, Hoffman Auditorium, University of St. Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave, West Hartford, CT
Tickets: fvso.org
Thursday, May 5th, 2016: Recital with Julian Borquez, clarinet
Brahms Sonata op. 120 #2 in E-flat / Poulenc Sextet for piano and winds
Newman Center for the Performing Arts; Hamilton Hall
7:30pm, free admission
May 20-21 (7:30pm) & 22nd (1:00pm): Colorado Symphony Orchestra: Carmina Burana and Appalachian Spring
Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO
Tickets: coloradosymphony.org
May 22nd, 2016 (7:30pm) "Musicians for Change"
A benefit concert for the Denver Samaritan House
Location: Nocturne Lounge
- 6:00pm Cocktail Hour
- 7:00pm Welcoming Remarks from Your Hosts & Charity
- 7:30pm Concert & Dinner
- 9:00pm Reception
Ticket info TBA
Repertoire: Beethoven Piano Trio op. 1 #2, Janacek Violin Sonata, Brahms F minor Piano Quintet
2014-2015
Saturday, September 27th, 2014: Accompaniment at Larry Combs masterclass.
CU Bouler "Clarinet Days." 4:30-6:30pm. Grusin Hall, CU Boulder School of Music
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014: Accompaniment at David Shifrin masterclass.
Lamont School of Music; Hamilton Hall. 9am-noon.
Tuesday, November 11th, 2014: Playground Ensemble concert.
Newman Center for the Performing Arts; Hamilton Hall. 7:30pm
Saturday, December 14th, 2014: Playground Ensemble concert.
Metro State University: Denver, CO. Time TDB
Saturday, January 31st, 2015: Playground Ensemble concert.
Regis University. 7:30 pm. Premieres by David Farrell and Wesley Devore
Monday, Februrary 2nd, 2015: Playground Ensemble concert.
Newman Center for the Performing Arts; Hamilton Hall. 7:30pm
Saturday, March 14th, 2015: Duo recital with Silver Ainomäe, cello.
Englewood Arts; Hampden Hall. 2pm.
http://englewoodarts.org/concert-series/englewood-arts-presents/
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015: Duo recital with Silver Ainomäe, cello
Schmitt Music, Englewood. 7:30 pm.
Saturday, March 21, 2015: Duo recital with Silver Ainomäe, cello (www.SilverCello.com).
Grand Junction Symphony Chateau Chamber Series. Two Rivers Winery and Chateau; 7:30pm
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015: CCD Faculty Recital
King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO. 7:30pm
Saturday, April 25th, 2015: Playground Ensemble: Annual Colorado Composers Concert (CoCoCo).
Metro State University Auraria Campus; Kenneth King Concert Hall. 7:30pm
Saturday, April (date TBA), 2015: Solo Recital. Works by Chopin, Brahms, and Fišer.
Colorado Music Quest, Aurora. 7:30pm
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015: Solo Recital.
Barness Recital Hall, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. 4pm.
http://music.arts.usf.edu/steinwayseries/
Friday, May 8th, 2015: Solo Recital.
Newman Center for the Performing Arts; Hamilton Hall. 7:30pm. Free admission. Reception to follow.
May 22-24, 2015: Organ and Piano in "Belshazzar's Feast"
with Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Boettcher Concert Hall. Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 1:00
ColoradoSymphony.org
Wednesday, May 27th, 2015: Solo Recital.
Schmitt Music, Englewood, Colorado.
Friday, August 21st, 2015: Solo Recital.
Private event; Aspen, Colorado.
CU Bouler "Clarinet Days." 4:30-6:30pm. Grusin Hall, CU Boulder School of Music
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014: Accompaniment at David Shifrin masterclass.
Lamont School of Music; Hamilton Hall. 9am-noon.
Tuesday, November 11th, 2014: Playground Ensemble concert.
Newman Center for the Performing Arts; Hamilton Hall. 7:30pm
Saturday, December 14th, 2014: Playground Ensemble concert.
Metro State University: Denver, CO. Time TDB
Saturday, January 31st, 2015: Playground Ensemble concert.
Regis University. 7:30 pm. Premieres by David Farrell and Wesley Devore
Monday, Februrary 2nd, 2015: Playground Ensemble concert.
Newman Center for the Performing Arts; Hamilton Hall. 7:30pm
Saturday, March 14th, 2015: Duo recital with Silver Ainomäe, cello.
Englewood Arts; Hampden Hall. 2pm.
http://englewoodarts.org/concert-series/englewood-arts-presents/
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015: Duo recital with Silver Ainomäe, cello
Schmitt Music, Englewood. 7:30 pm.
Saturday, March 21, 2015: Duo recital with Silver Ainomäe, cello (www.SilverCello.com).
Grand Junction Symphony Chateau Chamber Series. Two Rivers Winery and Chateau; 7:30pm
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015: CCD Faculty Recital
King Center for the Performing Arts, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO. 7:30pm
Saturday, April 25th, 2015: Playground Ensemble: Annual Colorado Composers Concert (CoCoCo).
Metro State University Auraria Campus; Kenneth King Concert Hall. 7:30pm
Saturday, April (date TBA), 2015: Solo Recital. Works by Chopin, Brahms, and Fišer.
Colorado Music Quest, Aurora. 7:30pm
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015: Solo Recital.
Barness Recital Hall, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. 4pm.
http://music.arts.usf.edu/steinwayseries/
Friday, May 8th, 2015: Solo Recital.
Newman Center for the Performing Arts; Hamilton Hall. 7:30pm. Free admission. Reception to follow.
May 22-24, 2015: Organ and Piano in "Belshazzar's Feast"
with Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Boettcher Concert Hall. Friday and Saturday 7:30, Sunday 1:00
ColoradoSymphony.org
Wednesday, May 27th, 2015: Solo Recital.
Schmitt Music, Englewood, Colorado.
Friday, August 21st, 2015: Solo Recital.
Private event; Aspen, Colorado.
